Manufacturing is a war now
Bringing back American manufacturing is one of the most important challenges we face as a nation, and @garrytan is being delusional. That’s okay, btw; VCs have to be delusional—it’s part of their job.
The source of his (and many VCs') delusion is that they think bringing back American manufacturing can be solved by... See more
carried_no_interestx.comA recent reflection, based on conversations with economists and policy leaders, is that there are two superficially similar but importantly different perspectives one can hold with respect to US manufacturing:
* Affinity for manufacturing and physical production is an anachronistic fetish, embodied by populists with... See more
Patrick Collisonx.comA military-industrial strategy for the U.S. and its allies to match China will need to involve three elements:
Tariffs and other trade barriers against China , in order to prevent sudden floods of Chinese exports from forcibly deindustrializing other countries.
Industrial policy , to maintain and extend manufacturing capacity in democratic nations.